We're considering living to Cornwall from
Windsor way. A perfect opportunity has come up.
I currently live on a farm, next to my parents, but we've done all we can here and it's so busy in this area... We're after a new challenge.
Luckily my parents have a second home in Cornwall which is 15 mins from where our new location would be. And my in-laws are hoping to live 10 minutes away from us in Hayle.
I've found a good school, but it is in Cambourne, which I didn't have an issue with until I was searching on mumsnet and there's lots of negative info on poverty there and how new people don't fit in.
I love getting involved in the community, I'd be there for fetes, school things. Is this really true of Cambourne?
Although Windsor is fab, because of the farm I'm not out shopping, nails done, theatre, clubs... so I wouldn't miss that. And because we'd still keep my family farm here my husband would probably be up weekly (the new farm is going to support the Windsor farm which is a hub)
Just to explain that this particular farm (without going into it) doesn't come up often and not in this location. 15 minutes from the area we love, parents, in laws, school I like (it's catholic and good results). It's 5 minutes from a village, in a rural location.
We spend weekends on our farm, out walking... so we'd love doing that rain or shine in Cornwall.
We'd probably be lucky enough to send my children to Truro private secondary and then hopefully they could go off to uni anywhere in the country/world if they do wanted to, or not! Could stay in Cornwall, I'm not bothered, but I'm saying I'm lucky that I wouldn't be worried I'd be curbing their opportunities.
I'd worry that I'd suddenly wake up and think what have I done, or that they'd get bullied, as it's a free state school in cambourne and our children speak well... 🙈 really hope I'm not coming over like a snob as I'm really not. My kids will fit in any where but will we be welcome?!